2011: Vol. 10, No. 1

China’s successes have created new demands on its political culture, economy, and global role. The five articles in this issue each touch on some aspect of these new demands. Liang Yao argues that China’s central government feels it needs a…

With the successful launch of the Shenzhou V on October 15, 2003, China became the third country in the world that could independently send people into space. The accomplishment enkindled a worldwide debate around China's success. Many western scholars believe…

The turmoil in Libya that began in February 2011, together with the need to evacuate an estimated 30,000 Chinese from that country, led to the deployment of a PLA-N frigate to the eastern Mediterranean. The 4,000 ton warship, commissioned only…

Introduction A major talking point in the U.S. media today is the alleged weakening of American influence in the world. The common perception is that power is shifting to East Asia, and particularly to China, with ramifications globally and especially…

Introduction The late 1980s and early '90s saw unprecedented rapprochement between Taiwan and China. The two sides went from being at a technical state of war to having citizens from both sides visiting one another. Trade blossomed, and limited, unofficial…

Introduction China's vast rural areas and lesser known cities have become a focus of attention both for China's banking industry and foreign banks. A major signal of this trend came in 2010, when AgBank of China, one of the country's…